Pilot's Quiz - Aviation Firsts Part 2

Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic but there are many others firsts that are not so well known. Test your knowledge of aviation history with these ten questions. Warning: the questions are tough.

1. The first west-to-east flight was from Los Angeles to Jacksonville and took four months to complete. In what year was it made?

a. 1906
b. 1912
c. 1914

2. Wilbur Wright made the first airplane flight that lasted longer than 30 minutes. He made it in what year?

a. 1905
b. 1907
c. 1908

3. The first woman to make an official airmail flight was Katherine Stinson. She made several such flights over a four-day period to promote a Montana state fair. In what year was this?

a. 1913
b. 1919
c. 1909

4. The first comprehensive federal regulation of airlines in the U.S. occurred when the Civil Aeronautics Act was passed. In what year?

a. 1928
b. 1938
c. 1948

5. The New York Yankees were the first baseball club to travel to scheduled games by air. In what year did they start this with United Airlines?

a. 1939
b. 1946
c. 1950

6. Mrs. Guy Maher was the first woman to fly a helicopter transcontinental. When was the flight made?

a. 1948
b. 1951
c. 1965

7. The first non-stop flight from Tokyo to New York was made by Japan Airlines in what year?

a. 1976
b. 1981
c. 1990

8. The first aircraft registration number to be retired was that on the aircraft flown by Amelia Earhart on her fatal flight. In what year did the government retire the number?

a. 1939
b. 1947
c. 1988

9. The first Beechcraft Bonanza was produced in what year?

a. 1945
b. 1953
c. 1959

10. The first regulation to limit aircraft noise at airports was issued in what year?

a. 1960
b. 1969
c. 1995

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